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CVE-2016-3321

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 load different files for attempts to open a file:// URL depending on whether the file exists, which allows local users to enumerate files via vectors involving a file:// URL and an HTML5 sandbox iframe, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Published

2016-08-09T21:59:28.553

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 2.5 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	10	Yes
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	11	Yes

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/44 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539174/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92291 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036562 ([email protected])
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-095 ([email protected])
https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20160301/internet_explorer_iframe_sandbox_local_file_name_disclosure_vulnerability.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/44 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539174/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92291 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036562 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-095 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20160301/internet_explorer_iframe_sandbox_local_file_name_disclosure_vulnerability.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)